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Vols Blow Early Chances In Heartbreaking Finish At Florida

Clarence Walton |Monday, September 18, 2017

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As a freshman, Cleveland's speed exploited LSU's elite secondary on a 98-yard touchdown strike in a 16-10 win that, until Saturday, was Florida's last win against a ranked opponent. The Vols did not, letting Cleveland get behind them and etch his name into Florida history with the miracle at the Swamp. J.K. Dobbins ran 13 times for 172 yards and two scores for Ohio State.

Two weeks after losing a season opener for the first time in 28 years, the Gators are trying to avoid starting 0-2 for the first time since 1971. That play ended with Davis fumbling out of the back of the end zone just before reaching the goal line when Tennessee senior defensive back Justin Martin punched it out.

No. 23 Tennessee (2-1, 0-1) rallied from 10 points down twice, tying it at 20 on a 27-yard Aaron Medley field goal with 50 seconds left.

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"He showed me he can throw it a long way", McElwain, with a chuckle, told CBS of Franks. "They deserve that the most".

It didn't look like Florida would struggle to score at the outset, as it drove 75 yards on the game's opening possession to reach the red zone for the first time this season.

The Vols took away a Florida touchdown by stripping the ball at the goal-line, and after a 28-yard touchdown pass, tied the game at 20 on a field goal. "It's kind of hard to take it all in right now, to realize what just happened".

That's when Feleipe Franks had his first great moment as a Gator. Three plays gained only 12 yards and coach Jim McElwain, with the crowd booing, let the clock run down to 9 seconds before calling the second of three timeouts.

"It's insane", said Cleveland. Volunteers coach Butch Jones is hoping to ride his high-powered offense to a key road win early in conference play. "I made it my business whatever happened throughout this game (that) I'm gonna keep playing". "It seemed like they kinda wanted to go toovertime and we were happy about that because we felt we had them exactly where we wanted them". After Kelly reached the end zone, he did a Gator Chomp and was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. However, Cimaglia would whiff on his next two kicks, including a pivotal 47-yard attempt before halftime and another 51-yard attempt.

Last year, for example, Florida went to Knoxville riding an 11-year win streak over the Vols. Things didn't look promising for Tennessee to end the streak at halftime, as the Gators went to the locker room with a 21-3 lead.

This SEC showdown between Tennessee and Florida traditionally carries the intensity of a championship title bout and the final quarter lived up to the hype, with both teams trading scores during the final 15 minutes.

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